English Dictionary: jack | by the DICT Development Group |
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Jack \Jack\ (j[acr]k), n. [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot.) A large tree, the {Artocarpus integrifolia}, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also {jak}.] | |
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Jack \Jack\, n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. [?], Heb. Ya 'aq[omac]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak. 2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. [bd]Jack fool.[b8] --Chaucer. Since every Jack became a gentleman, There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak. 3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also {Jack tar}, and {Jack afloat}. 4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack; as: (a) A device to pull off boots. (b) A sawhorse or sawbuck. (c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack. (b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting. (e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles. (f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box. (g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine. (h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal. (i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather. (k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed. (l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught. (m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also {hopper}. (n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself. --C. Hallock. 5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack. 6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls. --Shak. Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon it. --Sir W. Scott. 7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass. 8. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A young pike; a pickerel. (b) The jurel. (c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes paucispinus}); -- called also {boccaccio}, and {m[82]rou}. (d) The wall-eyed pike. 9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 10. (Naut.) (a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also {union jack}. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State. (b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also {jack crosstree}. --R. H. Dana, Jr. | |
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Jack \Jack\, n. [F. jaque, jacque, perh. from the proper name Jacques. Cf. {Jacquerie}.] A coarse and cheap medi[91]val coat of defense, esp. one made of leather. Their horsemen are with jacks for most part clad. --Sir J. Harrington. | |
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Jack \Jack\, n. [Named from its resemblance to a jack boot.] A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also {black jack}. [Obs.] --Dryden. | |
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Jack \Jack\, v. i. To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d {Jack}, n., 4, n. | |
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Jack \Jack\, v. t. To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d {Jack}, n., 5. | |
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Jurel \Ju"rel\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts ({Caranx chrysos}), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also {hardtail}, {horse crevall[82]}, {jack}, {buffalo jack}, {skipjack}, {yellow mackerel}, and sometimes, improperly, {horse mackerel}. Other species of {Caranx} (as {C. fallax}) are also sometimes called jurel. | |
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Jack \Jack\ (j[acr]k), n. [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot.) A large tree, the {Artocarpus integrifolia}, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also {jak}.] | |
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Jack \Jack\, n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. [?], Heb. Ya 'aq[omac]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak. 2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a clown; also, a servant; a rustic. [bd]Jack fool.[b8] --Chaucer. Since every Jack became a gentleman, There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak. 3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also {Jack tar}, and {Jack afloat}. 4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient service, and often supplying the place of a boy or attendant who was commonly called Jack; as: (a) A device to pull off boots. (b) A sawhorse or sawbuck. (c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke jack, or kitchen jack. (b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by blasting. (e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers which push the loops down on the needles. (f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the threads; a heck box. (g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it leaves the carding machine. (h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal. (i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather. (k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for multiplying speed. (l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent pipe, to prevent a back draught. (m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece communicating the action of the key to the quill; -- called also {hopper}. (n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the torch used to attract game at night; also, the light itself. --C. Hallock. 5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body through a small distance. It consists of a lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever, crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a jackscrew, which is a kind of jack. 6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls. --Shak. Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon it. --Sir W. Scott. 7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass. 8. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A young pike; a pickerel. (b) The jurel. (c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes paucispinus}); -- called also {boccaccio}, and {m[82]rou}. (d) The wall-eyed pike. 9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 10. (Naut.) (a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also {union jack}. The American jack is a small blue flag, with a star for each State. (b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead, to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal shrouds; -- called also {jack crosstree}. --R. H. Dana, Jr. | |
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Jack \Jack\, n. [F. jaque, jacque, perh. from the proper name Jacques. Cf. {Jacquerie}.] A coarse and cheap medi[91]val coat of defense, esp. one made of leather. Their horsemen are with jacks for most part clad. --Sir J. Harrington. | |
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Jack \Jack\, n. [Named from its resemblance to a jack boot.] A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also {black jack}. [Obs.] --Dryden. | |
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Jack \Jack\, v. i. To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d {Jack}, n., 4, n. | |
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Jack \Jack\, v. t. To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See 2d {Jack}, n., 5. | |
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Jurel \Ju"rel\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts ({Caranx chrysos}), most abundant southward, where it is valued as a food fish; -- called also {hardtail}, {horse crevall[82]}, {jack}, {buffalo jack}, {skipjack}, {yellow mackerel}, and sometimes, improperly, {horse mackerel}. Other species of {Caranx} (as {C. fallax}) are also sometimes called jurel. | |
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Jacksaw \Jack"saw`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The merganser. | |
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Jacky \Jack"y\, n.; pl. {Jackies}. Dim. or pet from {Jack}. Hence: (a) A landsman's nickname for a seaman, resented by the latter. (b) English gin. [Dial. Eng.] | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. {Jag} a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also {jagg}.] --Forby. | |
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Jag \Jag\, v. t. To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also {jagg}.] 1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from jag. --Shelley. Garments thus beset with long jags. --Holland. 2. A part broken off; a fragment. --Bp. Hacket. 3. (Bot.) A cleft or division. {Jag bolt}, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone. | |
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Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jagging}.] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also {jagg}.] {Jagging iron}, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. 1. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.] 2. Enough liquor to make a man noticeably drunk; a small [bd]load;[b8] a time or case of drunkeness; -- esp. in phr. To have a jag on, to be drunk. [Slang, U. S. & Dial. Eng.] | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. {Jag} a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also {jagg}.] --Forby. | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also {jagg}.] 1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from jag. --Shelley. Garments thus beset with long jags. --Holland. 2. A part broken off; a fragment. --Bp. Hacket. 3. (Bot.) A cleft or division. {Jag bolt}, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone. | |
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Jagg \Jagg\, v. t. & n. See {Jag}. | |
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Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jagging}.] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also {jagg}.] {Jagging iron}, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. {Jag} a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also {jagg}.] --Forby. | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also {jagg}.] 1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from jag. --Shelley. Garments thus beset with long jags. --Holland. 2. A part broken off; a fragment. --Bp. Hacket. 3. (Bot.) A cleft or division. {Jag bolt}, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone. | |
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Jagg \Jagg\, v. t. & n. See {Jag}. | |
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Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jagging}.] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also {jagg}.] {Jagging iron}, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a pocket. Cf. {Jag} a notch.] A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also {jagg}.] --Forby. | |
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Jag \Jag\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written also {jagg}.] 1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance; a denticulation. Arethuss arose . . . From rock and from jag. --Shelley. Garments thus beset with long jags. --Holland. 2. A part broken off; a fragment. --Bp. Hacket. 3. (Bot.) A cleft or division. {Jag bolt}, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which resists retraction, as when leaded into stone. | |
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Jagg \Jagg\, v. t. & n. See {Jag}. | |
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Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jagging}.] To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch. [Written also {jagg}.] {Jagging iron}, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures. | |
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Jaggy \Jag"gy\, a. Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy teeth. --Addison. | |
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Jack \Jack\ (j[acr]k), n. [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot.) A large tree, the {Artocarpus integrifolia}, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also {jak}.] | |
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Jak \Jak\, n. (Bot.) see Ils {Jack}. | |
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Jack \Jack\ (j[acr]k), n. [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot.) A large tree, the {Artocarpus integrifolia}, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain, and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also {jak}.] | |
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Jak \Jak\, n. (Bot.) see Ils {Jack}. | |
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Jakie \Ja"kie\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South American striped frog ({Pseudis paradoxa}), remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and hence called also {paradoxical frog}. | |
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Jako \Jak"o\ (j[acr]k"[osl]), n. (Zo[94]l.) An African parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}), very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also {gray parrot}. | |
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Jasey \Ja"sey\, n. A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or resembling, Jersey yarn. --Thackeray. | |
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Jeg \Jeg\, n. (Mach.) See {Jig}, 6. | |
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Jess \Jess\, n.; pl. {Jesses}. [OF. gies, giez, prop. pl. of giet, get, jet, F. jet, a throwing, jess. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] (falconry) A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of {Falcon}. Like a hawk, which feeling freed From bells and jesses which did let her flight. --Spenser. | |
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Jesse \Jes"se\, n. [LL. Jesse, the father of David, fr. Gr. [?], fr. Herb. Yishai.] Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ, in decorative art; as: (a) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass. (b) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called also {tree of Jesse}. {Jesse window} (Arch.), a window of which the glazing and tracery represent the tree of Jesse. | |
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Jesu \Je"su\, n. [L., vocative and oblique cases of Jesus.] Jesus. [Poetical] Jesu, give the weary Calm and sweet repose. --S. Baring-Gould. | |
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Jewess \Jew"ess\, n., fem. of {Jew}. A Hebrew woman. | |
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Jewise \Jew*ise"\, n. Same as {Juise}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Jewish \Jew"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. -- {Jew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Jew"ish*ness}, n. | |
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Jig \Jig\, n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance, F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. g[c6]ge fiddle, G. geige. Cf. {Gig} a fiddle, {Gig} a whirligig.] 1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement. Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jib. -- Shak. 3. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. [Obs.] A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme Praised and applauded. --Beau. & Fl. 4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [Obs.] Is't not a fine jig, A precious cunning, in the late Protector? -- Beau & Fl. 5. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached. 6. (Mach.) (a) A small machine or handy tool; esp.: (Metal Working) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing. (b) (Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore. {Drill jig}, a jig for guiding a drill. See {Jig}, 6 (a) . {Jig drilling}, {Jig filing} (Metal Working), a process of drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is directed or limited by a jig. {Jig saw}, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines, or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; -- called also {gig saw}. | |
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Jig \Jig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jigging}.] 1. To sing to the tune of a jig. Jig off a tune at the tongue's end. -- Shak. 2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. --Ford. 3. (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve. See {Jigging}, n. 4. (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a jigging machine. | |
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Jig \Jig\, v. i. To dance a jig; to skip about. You jig, you amble, and you lisp. -- Shak. | |
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Jig \Jig\, v. i. To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or jerks. The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking for nothing at all. --Kipling. | |
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Jig \Jig\, n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance, F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG. g[c6]ge fiddle, G. geige. Cf. {Gig} a fiddle, {Gig} a whirligig.] 1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement. Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jib. -- Shak. 3. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce in verse; a ballad. [Obs.] A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme Praised and applauded. --Beau. & Fl. 4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [Obs.] Is't not a fine jig, A precious cunning, in the late Protector? -- Beau & Fl. 5. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook attached. 6. (Mach.) (a) A small machine or handy tool; esp.: (Metal Working) A contrivance fastened to or inclosing a piece of work, and having hard steel surfaces to guide a tool, as a drill, or to form a shield or templet to work to, as in filing. (b) (Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore. {Drill jig}, a jig for guiding a drill. See {Jig}, 6 (a) . {Jig drilling}, {Jig filing} (Metal Working), a process of drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is directed or limited by a jig. {Jig saw}, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines, or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; -- called also {gig saw}. | |
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Jockey \Jock"ey\, n.; pl. {Jockeys}. [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock; orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d {Jack}.] 1. A professional rider of horses in races. --Addison. 2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. --Macaulay. 3. A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade. | |
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Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jockeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jockeying}.] 1. [bd] To jostle by riding against one.[b8] --Johnson. 2. To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer. | |
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Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. i. To play or act the jockey; to cheat. | |
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Jo \Jo\, n.; pl. {Joes}. [Etymol. uncertain.] A sweetheart; a darling. [Scot.] --Burns. | |
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Jog \Jog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jogging}.] [OE. joggen; cf. W. gogi to shake, and also E. shog, shock, v.] 1. To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp., to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's attention, or to warn. Now leaps he upright, jogs me, and cries: Do you see Yonder well-favored youth? --Donne. Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid Fast by my side. --Pope. 2. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention of; as, to jog the memory. 3. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See {Jog}, v. i. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jog \Jog\, v. i. To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over. Jog on, jog on, the footpath way. --Shak. So hung his destiny, never to rot, While he might still jog on and keep his trot. --Milton. The good old ways our sires jogged safely over. --R. Browning. | |
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Jog \Jog\, n. 1. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or awaken attention; a push; a jolt. To give them by turns an invisible jog. --Swift. 2. A rub; a slight stop; an obstruction; hence, an irregularity in motion of from; a hitch; a break in the direction of a line or the surface of a plane. --Glanvill. {Jog trot}, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine habit or method, persistently adhered to. --T. Hook. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Joke \Joke\, n. [L. jocus. Cf {Jeopardy}, {Jocular}, {Juggler}.] 1. Something said for the sake of exciting a laugh; something witty or sportive (commonly indicating more of hilarity or humor than jest); a jest; a witticism; as, to crack good-natured jokes. And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. --Pope. Or witty joke our airy senses moves To pleasant laughter. --Gay. 2. Something not said seriously, or not actually meant; something done in sport. Inclose whole downs in walls, 't is all a joke. --Pope. {In joke}, in jest; sportively; not meant seriously. {Practical joke}. See under {Practical}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Joke \Joke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Joking}.] To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter; as, to joke a comrade. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Joke \Joke\, v. i. [L. jocari.] To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words or actions; to jest. He laughed, shouted, joked, and swore. --Macaulay. Syn: To jest; sport; rally; banter. See {Jest}. | |
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Juke \Juke\, v. i. [from Scottish jouk to bow.] To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head. [Written also {jook} and {jouk}.] The money merchant was so proud of his trust that he went juking and tossing of his head. -- L' Estrange. | |
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Joso \Jo"so\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small gudgeon. | |
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Joss \Joss\, n. [Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L. deus.] A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. [bd]Critic in jars and josses.[b8] --Colman (1761). {Joss house}, a Chinese temple or house for the Chinese mode of worship. {Joss stick}, a reed covered with a paste made of the dust of odoriferous woods, or a cylinder made wholly of the paste; -- burned by the Chinese before an idol. | |
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Jossa \Jos"sa\, interj. A command to a horse, probably meaning [bd]stand still.[b8] [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Jougs \Jougs\, n. [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See {Yoke}.] An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also {juggs}.] See {Juke}. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jouk \Jouk\, v. i. See {Juke}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Juke \Juke\, v. i. [from Scottish jouk to bow.] To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head. [Written also {jook} and {jouk}.] The money merchant was so proud of his trust that he went juking and tossing of his head. -- L' Estrange. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jouk \Jouk\, v. i. See {Juke}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Juke \Juke\, v. i. [from Scottish jouk to bow.] To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head. [Written also {jook} and {jouk}.] The money merchant was so proud of his trust that he went juking and tossing of his head. -- L' Estrange. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Joyace \Joy"ace\, n. [OF. joiance.] Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness. --Spenser. Some days of joyance are decreed to all. --Byron. From what hid fountains doth thy joyance flow? --Trench. | |
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Joyous \Joy"ous\, a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See {Joy}.] Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy; with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy. Is this your joyous city? --Is. xxiii. 7. They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. --Spenser. And joyous of our conquest early won. --Dryden. Syn: Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful; sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming; delightful. -- {Joy"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"ous*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jug \Jug\, n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See {Johannes}.] 1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side. 2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.] 3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jug \Jug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Jugging}.] 1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling water; as, to jug a hare. 2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang] | |
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Jug \Jug\, v. i. (Zo[94]l.) 1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds do, especially the nightingale. 2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of quails and partridges. | |
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d8Jugum \[d8]Ju"gum\, n.; pl. L. {Juga}, E. {Jugums}. [L., a yoke, ridge.] (Bot.) (a) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of umbelliferous plants. (b) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant. | |
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Juge \Juge\, n. A judge. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Jougs \Jougs\, n. [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See {Yoke}.] An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also {juggs}.] See {Juke}. --Sir W. Scott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Juggs \Juggs\, n. pl. See {Jougs}. [Scot.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Jougs \Jougs\, n. [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See {Yoke}.] An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also {juggs}.] See {Juke}. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Juggs \Juggs\, n. pl. See {Jougs}. [Scot.] | |
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Juice \Juice\ (j[umac]s), n. [OE. juse, F. jus broth, gravy, juice, L. jus; akin to Skr. y[umac]sha.] The characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal substance; the sap or part which can be expressed from fruit, etc.; the fluid part which separates from meat in cooking. An animal whose juices are unsound. -- Arbuthnot. The juice of July flowers. -- B. Jonson. The juice of Egypt's grape. -- Shak. Letters which Edward Digby wrote in lemon juice. -- Macaulay. Cold water draws the juice of meat. -- Mrs. Whitney. | |
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Juice \Juice\ (j[umac]s), v. t. To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] --Fuller. | |
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Juicy \Jui"cy\, a. [Compar. {Juicier}; superl. {Juiciest}.] A bounding with juice; succulent. --Bacon. | |
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Juise \Ju*ise"\, n. [OF. juise. L. judicium. See {Judicial}.] Judgment; justice; sentence. [Obs.] Up [on] pain of hanging and high juise. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Juke \Juke\, v. i. [from Scottish jouk to bow.] To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head. [Written also {jook} and {jouk}.] The money merchant was so proud of his trust that he went juking and tossing of his head. -- L' Estrange. | |
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Juke \Juke\, n. The neck of a bird. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Juke \Juke\, v. i. [F. juc a roost, perch, jucher to roost, to perch.] To perch on anything, as birds do. [Obs.] | |
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Jussi \Jus"si\, n. A delicate fiber, produced in the Philippine Islands from an unidentified plant, of which dresses, etc., are made. | |
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Juwise \Ju*wise"\, n. [Obs.] Same as {Juise}. --Chaucer. | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
jock n. 1. A programmer who is characterized by large and somewhat brute-force programs. See {brute force}. 2. When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in some particular computing area. The compounds `compiler jock' and `systems jock' seem to be the best-established examples. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
JAZ [CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. (1997-05-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Jaz {Jaz Drive} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
JAZ [CACM 2(5):16, May 1959]. (1997-05-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Jaz {Jaz Drive} | |
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JES {job entry system} | |
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JES2 {MVS}. (1995-08-16) | |
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JES3 {MVS}. (1995-08-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
jock 1. A programmer who is characterised by large and somewhat {brute-force} programs. 2. When modified by another noun, describes a specialist in some particular computing area. The compounds "compiler jock" and "systems jock" seem to be the best-established examples. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
JOSS JOHNNIAC Open Shop System. Charles L. Baker, RAND 1964. An early simple interactive calculator language. "JOSS Users' Reference Manual", R.L. Clark, Report F-1535/9, RAND Corp (Jan 1975) Sammet 1969, pp.217-226. Versions: JOSS I and JOSS II. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Joyce A distributed language based on {Pascal} and {CSP}, by Per Brinch Hansen. ["Joyce - A Programming Language for Distributed Systems", Per Brinch Hansen, Soft Prac & Exp 17(1):29-50 (Jan 1987)]. (1994-12-06) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Jaasau fabricator, an Israelite who renounced his Gentile wife after the Return (Ezra 10:37). | |
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Jaaziah comforted by Jehovah, a descendant of Merari the Levite (1 Chr. 24:26,27). | |
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Jahaz trodden down (called also Jahaza, Josh. 13:18; Jahazah, 21:36; Jahzah, 1 Chr. 6:78), a town where Sihon was defeated, in the borders of Moab and in the land of the Ammonites beyond Jordan, and north of the river Arnon (Num. 21:23; Deut. 2:32). It was situated in the tribe of Reuben, and was assigned to the Merarite Levites (Josh. 13:18; 21:36). Here was fought the decisive battle in which Sihon (q.v.) was completely routed, and his territory (the modern Belka) came into the possession of Israel. This town is mentioned in the denunciations of the prophets against Moab (Isa. 15:4; Jer. 48:34). | |
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Jakeh pious, the father of Agur (Prov. 30:1). Nothing is known of him. | |
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Jehizkiah Jehovah strengthens, one of the chiefs of Ephraim (2 Chr. 28:12). | |
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Jehoahaz Jehovah his sustainer, or he whom Jehovah holdeth. (1.) The youngest son of Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Chr. 21:17; 22:1, 6, 8, 9); usually Ahaziah (q.v.). (2.) The son and successor of Jehu, king of Israel (2 Kings 10:35). He reigned seventeen years, and followed the evil ways of the house of Jeroboam. The Syrians, under Hazael and Benhadad, prevailed over him, but were at length driven out of the land by his son Jehoash (13:1-9, 25). (3.) Josiah's third son, usually called Shallum (1 Chr. 3:15). He succeeded his father on the throne, and reigned over Judah for three months (2 Kings 23:31, 34). He fell into the idolatrous ways of his predecessors (23:32), was deposed by Pharaoh-Necho from the throne, and carried away prisoner into Egypt, where he died in captivity (23:33, 34; Jer. 22:10-12; 2 Chr. 36:1-4). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Jehoash Jehovah-given. (1.) The son of King Ahaziah. While yet an infant, he was saved from the general massacre of the family by his aunt Jehosheba, and was apparently the only surviving descendant of Solomon (2 Chr. 21:4, 17). His uncle, the high priest Jehoiada, brought him forth to public notice when he was eight years of age, and crowned and anointed him king of Judah with the usual ceremonies. Athaliah was taken by surprise when she heard the shout of the people, "Long live the king;" and when she appeared in the temple, Jehoiada commanded her to be led forth to death (2 Kings 11:13-20). While the high priest lived, Jehoash favoured the worship of God and observed the law; but on his death he fell away into evil courses, and the land was defiled with idolatry. Zechariah, the son and successor of the high priest, was put to death. These evil deeds brought down on the land the judgement of God, and it was oppressed by the Syrian invaders. He is one of the three kings omitted by Matthew (1:8) in the genealogy of Christ, the other two being Ahaziah and Amaziah. He was buried in the city of David (2 Kings 12:21). (See {JOASH} [4].) (2.) The son and successor of Jehoahaz, king of Israel (2 Kings 14:1; comp. 12:1; 13:10). When he ascended the throne the kingdom was suffering from the invasion of the Syrians. Hazael "was cutting Israel short." He tolerated the worship of the golden calves, yet seems to have manifested a character of sincere devotion to the God of his fathers. He held the prophet Elisha in honour, and wept by his bedside when he was dying, addressing him in the words Elisha himself had used when Elijah was carried up into heaven: "O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof." He was afterwards involved in war with Amaziah, the king of Judah (2 Chr. 25:23-24), whom he utterly defeated at Beth-shemesh, on the borders of Dan and Philistia, and advancing on Jerusalem, broke down a portion of the wall, and carried away the treasures of the temple and the palace. He soon after died (B.C. 825), and was buried in Samaria (2 Kings 14:1-17, 19, 20). He was succeeded by his son. (See {JOASH} [5.].) | |
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Jeshaiah deliverance of Jehovah. (1.) A Kohathite Levite, the father of Joram, of the family of Eliezer (1 Chr. 26:25); called also Isshiah (24:21). (2.) One of the sons of Jeduthum (1 Chr. 25:3, 15). (3.) One of the three sons of Hananiah (1 Chr. 3:21). (4.) Son of Athaliah (Ezra 8:7). (5.) A Levite of the family of Merari (8:19). | |
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Jeshua (1.) Head of the ninth priestly order (Ezra 2:36); called also Jeshuah (1 Chr. 24:11). (2.) A Levite appointed by Hezekiah to distribute offerings in the priestly cities (2 Chr. 31:15). (3.) Ezra 2:6; Neh. 7:11. (4.) Ezra 2:40; Neh. 7:43. (5.) The son of Jozadak, and high priest of the Jews under Zerubbabel (Neh. 7:7; 12:1, 7, 10, 26); called Joshua (Hag. 1:1, 12; 2:2, 4; Zech. 3:1, 3, 6, 8, 9). (6.) A Levite (Ezra 8:33). (7.) Neh. 3:19. (8.) A Levite who assisted in the reformation under Nehemiah (8:7; 9:4, 5). (9.) Son of Kadmiel (Neh. 12:24). (10.) A city of Judah (Neh. 11:26). (11.) Neh. 8:17; Joshua, the son of Nun. | |
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Jesse firm, or a gift, a son of Obed, the son of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:17, 22; Matt. 1:5, 6; Luke 3:32). He was the father of eight sons, the youngest of whom was David (1 Sam. 17:12). The phrase "stem of Jesse" is used for the family of David (Isa. 11:1), and "root of Jesse" for the Messiah (Isa. 11:10; Rev. 5:5). Jesse was a man apparently of wealth and position at Bethlehem (1 Sam. 17:17, 18, 20; Ps. 78:71). The last reference to him is of David's procuring for him an asylum with the king of Moab (1 Sam. 22:3). | |
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Jeush assembler. (1.) The oldest of Esau's three sons by Aholibamah (Gen. 36:5, 14, 18). (2.) A son of Bilhan, grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 7:10). (3.) A Levite, one of the sons of Shimei (1 Chr. 23:10, 11). (4.) One of the three sons of Rehoboam (2 Chr. 11:19). (5.) 1 Chr. 8:39. | |
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Jewess a woman of Hebrew birth, as Eunice, the mother of Timothy (Acts 16:1; 2 Tim. 1:5), and Drusilla (Acts 24:24), wife of Felix, and daughter of Herod Agrippa I. | |
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Joahaz (2 Chr. 34:8), a contracted form of Jehoahaz (q.v.). | |
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Joash whom Jehovah bestowed. (1.) A contracted form of Jehoash, the father of Gideon (Judg. 6:11, 29; 8:13, 29, 32). (2.) One of the Benjamite archers who joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) One of King Ahab's sons (1 Kings 22:26). (4.) King of Judah (2 Kings 11:2; 12:19, 20). (See JEHOASH ¯T0002005 [1].) (5.) King of Israel (2 Kings 13:9, 12, 13, 25). (See JEHOASH ¯T0002005 [2].) (6.) 1 Chr. 7:8. (7.) One who had charge of the royal stores of oil under David and Solomon (1 Chr. 27:28). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Joshua Jehovah is his help, or Jehovah the Saviour. The son of Nun, of the tribe of Ephraim, the successor of Moses as the leader of Israel. He is called Jehoshua in Num. 13:16 (A.V.), and Jesus in Acts 7:45 and Heb. 4:8 (R.V., Joshua). He was born in Egypt, and was probably of the age of Caleb, with whom he is generally associated. He shared in all the events of the Exodus, and held the place of commander of the host of the Israelites at their great battle against the Amalekites in Rephidim (Ex. 17:8-16). He became Moses' minister or servant, and accompanied him part of the way when he ascended Mount Sinai to receive the two tables (Ex. 32:17). He was also one of the twelve who were sent on by Moses to explore the land of Canaan (Num. 13:16, 17), and only he and Caleb gave an encouraging report. Under the direction of God, Moses, before his death, invested Joshua in a public and solemn manner with authority over the people as his successor (Deut. 31:23). The people were encamped at Shittim when he assumed the command (Josh. 1:1); and crossing the Jordan, they encamped at Gilgal, where, having circumcised the people, he kept the Passover, and was visited by the Captain of the Lord's host, who spoke to him encouraging words (1:1-9). Now began the wars of conquest which Joshua carried on for many years, the record of which is in the book which bears his name. Six nations and thirty-one kings were conquered by him (Josh. 11:18-23; 12:24). Having thus subdued the Canaanites, Joshua divided the land among the tribes, Timnath-serah in Mount Ephraim being assigned to himself as his own inheritance. (See {SHILOH}; {PRIEST}.) His work being done, he died, at the age of one hundred and ten years, twenty-five years after having crossed the Jordan. He was buried in his own city of Timnath-serah (Josh. 24); and "the light of Israel for the time faded away." Joshua has been regarded as a type of Christ (Heb. 4:8) in the following particulars: (1) In the name common to both; (2) Joshua brings the people into the possession of the Promised Land, as Jesus brings his people to the heavenly Canaan; and (3) as Joshua succeeded Moses, so the Gospel succeeds the Law. The character of Joshua is thus well sketched by Edersheim:, "Born a slave in Egypt, he must have been about forty years old at the time of the Exodus. Attached to the person of Moses, he led Israel in the first decisive battle against Amalek (Ex. 17:9, 13), while Moses in the prayer of faith held up to heaven the God-given 'rod.' It was no doubt on that occasion that his name was changed from Oshea, 'help,' to Jehoshua, 'Jehovah is help' (Num. 13:16). And this name is the key to his life and work. Alike in bringing the people into Canaan, in his wars, and in the distribution of the land among the tribes, from the miraculous crossing of Jordan and taking of Jericho to his last address, he was the embodiment of his new name, 'Jehovah is help.' To this outward calling his character also corresponded. It is marked by singleness of purpose, directness, and decision...He sets an object before him, and unswervingly follows it" (Bible Hist., iii. 103) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Josiah healed by Jehovah, or Jehovah will support. The son of Amon, and his successor on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 22:1; 2 Chr. 34:1). His history is contained in 2 Kings 22, 23. He stands foremost among all the kings of the line of David for unswerving loyalty to Jehovah (23:25). He "did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked in all the way of David his father." He ascended the throne at the early age of eight years, and it appears that not till eight years afterwards did he begin "to seek after the God of David his father." At that age he devoted himself to God. He distinguished himself by beginning a war of extermination against the prevailing idolatry, which had practically been the state religion for some seventy years (2 Chr. 34:3; comp. Jer. 25:3, 11, 29). In the eighteenth year of his reign he proceeded to repair and beautify the temple, which by time and violence had become sorely dilapidated (2 Kings 22:3, 5, 6; 23:23; 2 Chr. 34:11). While this work was being carried on, Hilkiah, the high priest, discovered a roll, which was probably the original copy of the law, the entire Pentateuch, written by Moses. When this book was read to him, the king was alarmed by the things it contained, and sent for Huldah, the "prophetess," for her counsel. She spoke to him words of encouragement, telling him that he would be gathered to his fathers in peace before the threatened days of judgment came. Josiah immediately gathered the people together, and engaged them in a renewal of their ancient national covenant with God. The Passover was then celebrated, as in the days of his great predecessor, Hezekiah, with unusual magnificence. Nevertheless, "the Lord turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah" (2 Kings 22:3-20; 23:21-27; 2 Chr. 35:1-19). During the progress of this great religious revolution Jeremiah helped it on by his earnest exhortations. Soon after this, Pharaoh-Necho II. (q.v.), king of Egypt, in an expedition against the king of Assyria, with the view of gaining possession of Carchemish, sought a passage through the territory of Judah for his army. This Josiah refused to permit. He had probably entered into some new alliance with the king of Assyria, and faithful to his word he sought to oppose the progress of Necho. The army of Judah went out and encountered that of Egypt at Megiddo, on the verge of the plain of Esdraelon. Josiah went into the field in disguise, and was fatally wounded by a random arrow. His attendants conveyed him toward Jerusalem, but had only reached Hadadrimmon, a few miles south of Megiddo, when he died (2 Kings 23:28, 30; comp. 2 Chr. 35:20-27), after a reign of thirty-one years. He was buried with the greatest honours in fulfilment of Huldah's prophecy (2 Kings 22:20; comp. Jer. 34:5). Jeremiah composed a funeral elegy on this the best of the kings of Israel (Lam. 4:20; 2 Chr. 35:25). The outburst of national grief on account of his death became proverbial (Zech. 12:11; comp. Rev. 16:16). | |
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Jaasau, doing; my doing | |
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Jaazah, Jaazar, helper | |
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Jaaziah, Jaaziel, the strength of the Lord | |
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Jahaz, Jahazah, quarrel; dispute | |
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Jahaziah, the vision of the Lord | |
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Jehiskiah, the strength, or taking, of the Lord | |
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Jehoahaz, possession of the Lord | |
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Jehoash, fire of the Lord | |
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Jehoshua, same as Joshua | |
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Jehush, keeping counsel; fastened | |
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Jesaiah, health, or salvation, of the Lord | |
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Jeshohaia, the Lord pressing; the meditation of God | |
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Jeshua, same as Joshua | |
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Jesiah, sprinkling of the Lord | |
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Jesse, gift; oblation; one who is | |
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Jesui, even-tempered; flat country | |
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Jeush, Jeuz, he that is devoured | |
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Jeziah, Jeziel, sprinkling of the Lord | |
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Joahaz, apprehending; possessing; seeing | |
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Joash, who despairs or burns | |
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Jose, raised; who pardons | |
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Joshah, being; forgetting; owing | |
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Joshua, a savior; a deliverer | |
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Josiah, the Lord burns; the fire of the Lord |